Pie cutter and crimper.



PATENTED MAR. 10, 1908;

A. H. STIIQLWAGEN. PIE 01mm AND GRIMPER.

UNITED sTArEs PATENT onintiw a.

ALEXANDER H. STILLWAGEN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

PIE CUTTER AND CBIMPER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER H. STILL- WAGEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful 1m rovem'ents in Pie Cutters and Crimpers, of W iieh the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention refers to improvements in pie cutters and crirnpers, and is designed to provide an article for use by balaers adapted to cut the surplus dough from around the outside of a pie inthe pan, and at the same time crimp the upper e( vice also being provided with a supplemental laterally extending dough cutter in the form of a knife edge, as shall be more fully hereinafter describe( Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 represents the device in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, illustrating the operation. Fi 3 is a cross sectional view on the line III. III. of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view in elevation of the rotatable cutter and crimper showing spirally arranged crimping flutes.

The principal operative element of the device consists of a barrel-shaped criniper 2 formed of thin tin plate or other metal, hav ing the transversely arranged crimping fiutes 3 formed by corrugating the metal in any desired manner, either by V sha )ed or U sha ed corrugations, according to the desired t esign of the crimps.

4 is the cutter in the form of a disk having its edge 5 rounded or bent inwardly toward the crimpe'r in dished form as indicated, and terminating in the cutting edge 6, as clearly shown. A particular advantage of thus forming the cutter, is that in operation it will more closely conform to the outer edge of the pie plate, insuring an accurate cutting of the dough and giving a finished circular edge.

The crimping roller and cutting disks are connected together by soldering or otherwise, the body portion of the disk forming one end of the assembled rotating tool, while .the other end of the crimping roll 3 is closed by an end plate 7, all of said parts being soldered or otherwise connected together.

As thus made the crimping and cutting element is rotatably mounted upon terminals 8, 8 of a wire holding fI'"'.1e*9, having the ge of the pie, the de- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 17, 1907.

side shanks 10, 10, as shown and a holding handle.11 of any suitable form. The frame and handle may be of other material or otherwi. made and the operation of the invention doesnot particularly depend upon the construction or form of the handle itself.

.12 represents a, straight cutting blade mounted upon one of the shanks ll) preferably terminating ina rounded extremity 12%. and adapted for use in cutting dough in the ordinary manner.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified arrangement of the corrugations of the crimping element 2, wherein the corrugations 3 are arranged diagonally along the peri hery of said element 2 or in somewhat spirai form to give a corresponding slanting arrangement to the crimps on the upper edge of the pie. crust.

It will be understood that the periphery of the crim )ing roller may he variously changed or modi 10d as desired, and I do not wish to be. limited to the construction above described, but to include such changes and variations, not only in the design of the roller but also in any other feature or details as are properly within the. scope of the invention and the ability'of any ordinary mechanic.

As thus made the. device isvery simple and cheap, capable of operation to perform its functions as desired, and will be found to constitute a very convenient and useful =n-- ticle for the purpose intended.

Having described my invention what 1 claim is In a crimping and cutting device, the-combination of a rotatable corrugated roller hav ing a circular cutting disk at one end, an end plate at theother end, a holding frame havmg embracing sides and inwardly turned terminals inserted centrally into the disk and end plate, and a flat cutting blade secured to one of the sides of the frame and extending laterally therefrom on a plane. with the center of the roller, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER lhS'lIL'hWAGll N. Witnesses:

C. M. CLARKE, CHAS. S. LEPLEX. 

